Author: Michael Magoon
Blogger on History, Technology & Progress.
Author of the "From Poverty to Progress" series of books. Available on Amazon.
Book Summary: “Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution” by Richerson and Boyd
Article Summary: “Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC? ” by many
Article Summary: “Was the Industrial Revolution Inevitable?” by Charles Jones
Article Summary: “How Deep are the Roots of Economic Development?” by Spolaore and Wacziarg
Book Summary: “The Dictator’s Handbook” by Mesquita and Smith
Book Summary: “Why Europe?: The Medieval Origins of Its Special Path” by Michael Mitteraur
Book Summary: “The Wisdom of Crowds” by James Surowiecki
Book Summary: “Learning by Doing” by James Bessen
Book Summary: “The Origin of Wealth” by Eric D. Beinhocker
Book Summary: “The Knowledge Illusion” by Sloman and Fernback
Book Summary: “Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny” by Robert Wright
Book Summary: “Unbound: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human” by Richard L. Currier
Book Summary: “The Nature of Technology” by W. Brian Arthur
Book Summary: “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu and Robinson
Book Summary: “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond
Book Summary: “Why Information Grows” by Cesar Hidalgo
Book Summary: “Foragers, Farmers and Fossil Fuels” by Ian Morris
Book Summary: “Progress” by Johan Norberg
Book Summary: “The Secret of Our Success” by Joseph Henrich
Book Summary: “Creating the Twentieth Century” by Vaclav Smil
My Book Rating system
Keys to Progress
Innovation is like solving a jigsaw puzzle
Authors who have influenced me the most
Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 4)
Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 3)
Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 2)
The Ratchet of Technology, a site by Michael Magoon 